ἘΛΑΚΗΣΕΝ, ἐλακησεν
ELAKĒSEN, elakēsen
Sounds Like: eh-LAK-eh-sen
Translations: burst, burst open, burst asunder, burst apart, burst in two
From the root: ΛΑΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the action of bursting or splitting open, often with a loud noise. It implies a sudden and violent rupture. It is typically used in the active voice to describe something that breaks apart from within or due to internal pressure.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2974 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 1:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΑΚΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΛΑΚΗΣΕΝ — he burst, it burst, he broke forth, it broke forth, he made a loud noise, it made a loud noise
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